Evil and Suffering 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesPhilosophyASEdexcel Created by: Willa HopeCreated on: 10-05-13 12:25 4 Theistic Problems of Evil theological, philosophical, diverse, challenging 1 of 15 Theological Problem challenges the nature of God 2 of 15 Philosophical Problem necessary to accept conflicting claims 3 of 15 Diverse Problem different forms of evil require different explanations 4 of 15 Challenging Problems existence of evil is an objective reality 5 of 15 Monist approach to evil evil is an illusion, we cannot see full picture 6 of 15 Atheist Approach to evil no God because God must be all-loving 7 of 15 Buddhists God is not responsible, Karma is (illusion) 8 of 15 Monotheistic Evil is real but is a test of faith 9 of 15 Zoroastrianarism earth is a battlefield of good vs. evil 10 of 15 The Inconsistent Triad definition the conjunction of any two entails the negation of the third 11 of 15 The Inconsistent Triad - Omnipotence, omnibenevolence vs. omniscience God created the world (Omnipotent) and must be responsible, omniscient so knows that we suffer, omnibenevolent so must want to end our suffering 12 of 15 The Inconsistent Triad - Nature of God God is morally imperfect, God is not omnipotent, God is not all-loving 13 of 15 Purpose of Evil Evil is a punishment, evil is a test, evil is inevitable, evil allows God's love to be displayed 14 of 15 Theodicy Qualification 1. does not rewrite classic theistic behaviours of Go 15 of 15
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